June 24, 2025
by Alex Lloyd Gross A suspect in the murder of Maisha Coon, 49, from Trenton, NJ, is now in custody in Bucks County.. His name is Orenthia Upshur He was was transported from prison in New Jersey to Bensalem by the Bucks County Sheriff’s Department after waiving extradition. Upshur was charged with Criminal Homicide, Unlawful…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross Video and photo by Emergency News Network. Firefighters in Bensalem Twp. were busy during the late afternoon yesterday. There were no injuries. They were called to a house fire, on the 2700 block of Colmar Avenue that was confined the rear of at least two properties. Urgent calls for PECO to…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross On June 18,2025, someone was setting off some fireworks in an apartment complex on 1900 block of Park Avenue, police said. It was about 9:43 PM and some people were trying to go to bed. Before long, an argument started between the two families in the apartments. Police said that during…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross Trees were felled by high winds, throughout the area of Northeast Philadelphia and Lower Bucks County. From Rhawn Street, in Philly to Oxford Valley Road in Levittown, a quick burst of high winds resulted in massive power outages as well. On E. Lincoln Highway, all of the traffic lights were out…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross Yesterday, Bensalem Twp. Fire Rescue had their equipment spread throughout the township. Now, “Everything is in one place, our engines, a marine unit, all of it is here,” said Bensalem Fire Chief Mark Antozzeski. He was referring to a new annex building located next to the Rescue Squad. This building is…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross A box truck rear ended a passenger car on Route 13, at Station Avenue about 10:00 AM today. It appears that after the initial impact, the driver of the car lost control and slammed into a garage that was set back off of Bristol Pike. That impact trapped the driver and…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross In 2016 Anthony Dillard, 49, S. Concord Road, Westchester, PA, was convicted of Statutory Sexual Assault and Corruption of Minors . He has to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. That fact did not stop him from trying to communicate with what he thought was a…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross James Lee Williams no address given, is in the Delaware County Prison waiting for his next court date. He is currently being held on $25,000 bond in connections with multiple counts of retail theft. He is also wanted in Bucks County and will have a hearing later in June on charges…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross A suspected car thief is in trouble with the law and being held in the Bucks County Prison after getting arrested yesterday on Station Avenue. This happened yesterday about 6:30 PM when officers got a call about a suspicious black male wearing a black hoodie carrying a screwdriver. He just entered…
Read More about Car Thief Busted After Struggle With Bensalem Cops
by Alex Lloyd Gross A male from Bensalem was arrested yesterday afternoon, after police said he allegedly chased another male with a knife on Bristol Pike and then tried to run him over with his vehicle. This happened about 4:10 PM, when police were informed about a disturbance in the area of Red Lion Road…
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